I've got a sweet black angel l like the way she spread her wings
I've got a sweet black angel l like the way she spread her wings
And when she spread thern over me she brings joy and everything

If l asked her for a nickel she give me a ten-dollar bill
If l asked her for a nickel she'll give me a ten-dollar bill
l asked her to buy me a drink of liquor and lord she bought me a whiskey still

l love my black angel l want her all by myself
l love my black angel l want her all by myself
l can't stand to see her spread her wings over nobody else

If my black angel should quit me l believe that l would die
If my black angel should quit me l believe that l would die
Every time l see her look at another man l just scream and cry

Please don't you try to take her don't bother her in any way
Please don't try to take her don't bother her in any way
l would spend 99 years in the big house in for her most any old day